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1. Discussion of Voy&a and Rappoport: "Aspect of Man's Influence upon 
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Island Ecosystems, 
a. Ellis, Albert F., 1936, Sydney Adventuring in Coral Seas, (copy of article) 
"Hull Island 
land plants: Abundance of wild portulaca (pigweed) 
Vegetation: About 20,000 coconuts landed there in 1887, to be 
planted. 
Baker Island' 
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Vegetation: " - in our time there was not a single tree on it. The 
largest bushes were only about three feel high, and even these were 
not plentiful." p. 19. 
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Howland Island: 
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* land plants: Wild portulaca. 
Vegetation: "In the center there is a eluarp of sefubby trees 
about fifteen feet in height and covering an area of several acres;" 
p. 20 
Author's party planted several thousand coconuts. Reported 
to have since died in drought period. 
Canton Island : 
Vegetation; no trees except "a single fair-sized coconut gala at 
the eastern end,—" p. 53* Sole survivor of many planted by Arundil Co. 
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